HB 1110 Unauthorized account access; Class 1 misdemeanor for person accessing password protected database

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About HB-1110

Unauthorized account access; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who accesses a password-protected database, file, or online account of another without authority and creates, deletes, or alters any data or information in the database, file, or online account. If a person commits the crime of unauthorized account access and causes damage to the property of another valued at $1,000 or more the person is guilty of a Class 6 felony. The provisions of this crime shall not apply to (i) a law-enforcement officer, as defined in §9.1-101, acting in the performance of his official duties or (ii) a parent or guardian of any child, unless that child has been judicially declared emancipated.